cryptorchid

British

/ krɪpˈtɔːkɪd /

noun

an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum

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adjective

denoting or relating to such an individual

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Other Word Forms

cryptorchidism

noun

Etymology

Origin of cryptorchid

from _crypto- + orchid , from Greek orkhis testicle

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